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Machine learning helps predict drugs' favorite subcellular haunts
Most drugs are small molecules that bind firmly to a specific target—some molecule in human cells…
Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution
An international team of researchers has released a study on contemporary evolutionary change in natural populations.…
Did animal evolution begin with a predatory lifestyle?
Were the first animals predators or filter feeders like the sponges living in today’s oceans? And…
Widespread antibiotic resistance among cholera-causing bacteria explained by gene mixing
Scientists have identified the source of antibiotic resistance that emerged within bacteria driving the ongoing Yemen…
Australia may swelter, but researchers predict blue whales will get some relief
While Australia is forecast to swelter under El Niño climate conditions this year, Charles Darwin University…
A new highly precise measurement of the hypertriton lifetime
A hypertriton is a tritium nucleus in which a neutron is replaced by a so-called Lambda…
Concave, umbrella-like metal complexes provide space for giant molecular rotors to operate in solid state
Solid materials are generally known to be rigid and unmoving, but scientists are turning this idea…
Using a cutting enzyme and an RNA repair enzyme to modify RNA virus genomes
A team of microbiologists at Montana State University has developed a way to use a cutting…
Study shows bacteria in the soil can defy periods of drought
While many bacteria become inactive during dry spells, specific groups persist and even thrive. A new…